I started with an idle, perhaps silly question. I came to realize that these two movies are really talking to each other.
) in which women in a religious colony must grapple with how to respond to the consistent sexual abuse they endure from the men in their isolated community. Both films utilize the premise of women talking to explore the heavy burden of being silenced, marginalized, and preyed upon. Both films, rightfully, argue that in order to tell certain kinds of stories, women talking ought to be the whole point. Both films are powerful and striking.
, I wondered: Which film best fulfills the promise of its title? In which movie does she say more? Which film actually contains more women talking? I put my stopwatch app to the test to find out.In solidarity with both women and coziness, I watched each film lying back with my phone on my chest, finger hovering over the screen. Any time a woman opened her mouth and words came out, I pressed.
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